Almond-Stuffed Dates

Name: Almond-Stuffed Dates
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters whole blanched almonds; 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 24 larges pitted dates; 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind; 6 Tbsps sugar; 24 servings Sugar; 2 Tbsps water

Almond-Stuffed Dates might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. One serving contains 113 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 24. If you have sugar, lemon rind, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegetarian diet.

Instructions

Place almonds on a baking sheet, and bake at 250 for 8 to 10 minutes or until warm. Slowly feed almonds through a food grinder fitted with a coarse plate. Switching to a fine grinding plate, feed almonds through grinder 3 or 4 times until smooth.

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Almonds

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Baking Sheet

Oven

Transfer to a bowl, and stir in lemon rind.

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Lemon Peel

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Bowl

Combine 2 tablespoons water and 6 tablespoons sugar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-high.

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Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Add butter and ground almonds, stirring vigorously until mixture leaves sides of pan.

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Almond Meal

Butter

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Frying Pan

Transfer mixture to a small bowl. Cover and let cool 5 minutes.

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Bowl

Cut a lengthwise slit down center of each date to (but not through) the bottom, leaving ends intact. Mold a heaping teaspoonful of almond paste into a football shape; stuff inside date. Gently press sides until paste pushes up slightly above top of date.

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Almond Paste

Dates

Pour a layer of sugar on a small plate.

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Sugar

Roll each stuffed date in sugar.

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Sugar

Dates

Roll

Serve immediately.

*One 7-ounce tube of almond paste may be substituted for fresh almond mixture. Knead lemon rind into paste, and proceed with recipe. You may also use a food processor or blender for grinding almonds, but results will not be as smooth. Any leftover almond paste should be covered and chilled up to 3 months. Bring to room temperature before using.

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Almond Paste

Lemon Peel

Almonds

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Food Processor